安(an)城城墻(qiang)系原安(an)吉(ji)縣(xian)城城墻(qiang),在今安(an)吉(ji)縣(xian)安(an)城鎮,距遞鋪鎮8公里,西苕溪西岸(an)。四(si)周平地,西1.6公里有金鐘(zhong)山(shan)。
東漢靈帝中平二(er)年(nian)(nian)(185)安吉立縣(xian)時,縣(xian)治設在天目鄉(今(jin)孝豐(feng)鎮)。唐開元(yuan)二(er)十(shi)六年(nian)(nian)(738)縣(xian)令(ling)孔志(zhi)道(dao)遷治于(yu)玉磬山東南。后又遷馬(ma)家渡西,即今(jin)安城(cheng)鎮地。舊無城(cheng)郭(guo)。元(yuan)末(mo),明(ming)兵攻(gong)克安吉、無帥費愚、總(zong)管張俊(jun)德于(yu)丙(bing)申年(nian)(nian)(1356)奉令(ling)來戌,始筑(zhu)土城(cheng);次年(nian)(nian)重(zhong)(zhong)砌以石(shi),延伸長度(du)六里,高二(er)丈(zhang)余。門(men)有四:東名迎春、南曰(yue)朝(chao)陽,西稱寶成,北號拱辰。城(cheng)瀕(bin)大(da)溪,引水為濠,鑿濠為池(chi),僅通(tong)舟筏。明(ming)洪武五(wu)、六年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(1372-1373),知(zhi)縣(xian)張士良創建四城(cheng)譙樓。嘉靖三(san)十(shi)二(er)年(nian)(nian)(1553)知(zhi)州林壁(bi)重(zhong)(zhong)修,并建譙樓更鋪(pu)。三(san)十(shi)三(san)年(nian)(nian)(1554)知(zhi)州江(jiang)一麟復加高3尺,內土岸砌石(shi)。嗣(si)后,于(yu)明(ming)代(dai)天啟年(nian)(nian)間(jian),清代(dai)雍正、乾隆、咸豐(feng)年(nian)(nian)間(jian)曾多次重(zhong)(zhong)修。
安(an)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)在歷(li)史(shi)上(shang)不僅具有(you)防御功能,而且發揮了防洪(hong)作用。由于安(an)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)緊靠西苕溪,水(shui)流湍急,經常發生洪(hong)災。明(ming)天(tian)啟三(san)年(nian)(1623)洪(hong)水(shui)沖壞東城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)二十(shi)四(si)丈并馬路幫岸;清道光三(san)十(shi)年(nian)(1850)洪(hong)水(shui)沖倒城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)數十(shi)丈,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內遭殃(yang)。因而歷(li)代重(zhong)視城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)的維修,且在城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門外邊砌有(you)石質(zhi)閘(zha)槽(cao)。南(nan)門閘(zha)槽(cao)高1.66米,寬9厘米,深(shen)5厘米。以便洪(hong)水(shui)到來之前(qian),上(shang)閘(zha)板擋住洪(hong)水(shui)。
城墻保存基(ji)本完(wan)(wan)整(zheng)。除東門(men)(迎春門(men))因修公路(lu)拆除、北(bei)(bei)門(men)(拱辰門(men))頂部(bu)已有(you)一(yi)部(bu)分拆掉以外,其它兩門(men)保存基(ji)本完(wan)(wan)好。城門(men)為磚石巷(xiang)券頂式。現存城墻高4.5米左(zuo)右,原5米多。南門(men)內有(you)“乾隆三(san)十三(san)年夏月署安(an)吉州知州事(shi)合肥(fei)張(zhang)先岸(an)監修”碑刻;北(bei)(bei)門(men)內有(you)“咸(xian)豐元(yuan)年知安(an)吉縣事(shi)長樂鄭(zheng)廷(ting)珪監督紳董重修”碑刻。